Exquisite Miocene Gooseberry Plant Leaf Fossil

Ribes webbi

Class Magnoliopsida, Order Rosales (Rose), Family Grossulariaceae (Gooseberries)

Geologic Time: Miocene, 16 mya

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil leaf is 13 x 8 mm

Fossil Location: Central Nevada

Fossil Code: PFP153

Price: $50.00 - sold

Gooseberry Plant Leaf FossilDescription: An exceptionally well preserved and hard to find leaf species from Nevada. The Ribes is small, but stunning with beautiful amber color contrasted against the finely grained paper shale. Under a hand lens the preservation and detail displayed is simply amazing. The paper shale upon which the Ribes resides is approximately 0.5 mm and extremely fragile. It will be shipped in a glass covered Riker mount for protection. Please, please, please do not remove it from the mount without the utmost caution.

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